Innocent until when?
Yep, it appears one of the most basic principles of our society is no longer applicable. The lastest spot: Chicago.
Daley to propose ordinance that shifts burden from residents to bars
Here's the poop: If a liquor store in the neighborhood is bringing the area down, then it will be closed. The difference is that the store now has to prove that is isn't doing the things that it is accused of.
Seems like a slippery slope.
I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that when opening my shop, I was not exactly 'embrassed' with open arms. And that was before I sold a single bottle. Now I have to wonder with the new condos being built across the street, should I worry about this setting a precedent. I think it pretty safe to say that given the choice, most people wouldn't want to live across the street from a liquor store. Of course, I don't run a liquor store, btu that can be a bit much for people to understand. Hell, I have to pay 'liquor store' insurance because apparently they are getting knocked over all the time and the insurance industry doesn't have a pigeon-hole for small, single owner retail shops that deal exclusively in Old World wine and don't sell lottery tickets.
The south of France gets more attractive by the day.
Daley to propose ordinance that shifts burden from residents to bars
Here's the poop: If a liquor store in the neighborhood is bringing the area down, then it will be closed. The difference is that the store now has to prove that is isn't doing the things that it is accused of.
Seems like a slippery slope.
I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that when opening my shop, I was not exactly 'embrassed' with open arms. And that was before I sold a single bottle. Now I have to wonder with the new condos being built across the street, should I worry about this setting a precedent. I think it pretty safe to say that given the choice, most people wouldn't want to live across the street from a liquor store. Of course, I don't run a liquor store, btu that can be a bit much for people to understand. Hell, I have to pay 'liquor store' insurance because apparently they are getting knocked over all the time and the insurance industry doesn't have a pigeon-hole for small, single owner retail shops that deal exclusively in Old World wine and don't sell lottery tickets.
The south of France gets more attractive by the day.
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